Well, I can see what we don't want of these forests sailing sawn up to China, and this river sprinkled with sawmills and wood-pulp factories.

Then I can hear the big dynamoes humming, and the thump of the mine stamps run with the current the men who put them down will get for nothing.

What we're wasting round Somasco is going to feed ten thousand people by and by." "It's a big idea," said Seaforth reflectively.

"Still, I don't know that if it were ever put through the place would look any prettier--and the question is, who's going to set the whole thing running ?" "God knows," said Alton gravely.

"But somebody will, and if I live long enough I'll make a shot at it.